Los Angeles Riots
Length: Three days (beginning 29 April 1992)
People killed: 55
Injuries reported: 2,325
Buildings destroyed or damaged: 1,573 including more than 200 liquor stores
Total estimated costs: $1 billion, including $735 million of property damage
Affected areas: Scattered areas of Los Angeles from South Side to the suburban San Fernando Valley, parts of downtown and midtown: cities of Compton, Inglewood, Long Beach and Lynnwood; unincorporated sections of Los Angeles County.
Source: Ventura County Star, 29 April 2012.